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# genius

noun (a genius, geniuses; genius — uncountable for the talent); adjective use (informal: «That's genius!»)

«genius» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A genius is a person who is extremely clever or talented. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genius/#m1)
2. Genius is very great cleverness or skill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genius/#m2)
3. (informal, slang) «Genius!» or «That's genius» means a clever idea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genius/#m3)
4. In Arabian stories, a genius is a magic spirit, another name for a genie. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genius/#m4)

### In the lessons

In stories and history geniuses invent, discover or create great things. In casual talk people say «genius» about any clever trick. Phrases: «a stroke of genius», «a genius at», «evil genius».

### Examples

- Einstein is often called a genius. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genius/#x1)
- Using a straw as a funnel — genius! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genius/#x2)
- She's a genius at maths. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genius/#x3)
- It was a stroke of genius to bring an umbrella. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genius/#x4)
- The evil genius in the film wanted to take over the world. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genius/#x5)
- Mozart was a musical genius. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genius/#x6)
- "Yes, I was," answered the genius. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genius/#x7)

### Note

Plural: geniuses. Myth: geniuses don't need to work hard — in fact most practise a lot. Pronounced JEE-nee-us.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «genius» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genius/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«genius» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/genius.html) on Mova free.